Compensation

This channel page includes news on the salaries of cardiologists and other cardiology department staff, compensation studies, and articles on the economic impacts on pay due to changes in public or payor policy and shifting trends in medicine.

Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation
Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.
Compensation jumps 6% for heart surgeons, hits all-time high for vascular surgeons
While production is relatively unchanged compared to the previous year, compensation is up significantly for cardiovascular surgeons in the United States.
Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology
Updated compensation data includes good news for multiple subspecialties. The new report also examines private equity's impact on employment models and how much male cardiologists earn compared to females.
Medicare administrative contractors approve coverage of AI-enabled quantitative CT
Four of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) announced they will now cover artificial intelligence-enabled quantitative coronary tomography (AI-QCT) and coronary plaque analysis (AI-CPA).
Cath lab techs and nurses see new normal with post-COVID pay
In the post-COVID era, wages for permanent RNs are rising, and wages for travelers are decreasing. A new report tracked these trends and more.

Report: Hospital PAs enjoy higher salaries, more leadership opportunities

Physician assistants (PAs) specializing in cardiology earned a median base salary of $105,000 in 2017—equivalent to the median across all specialties, according to the 2018 Salary Report from the American Academy of PAs.

August 6, 2018

Cardiothoracic surgeons’ salaries up 23% since 2015

The salaries of cardiothoracic surgeons are increasing faster than any other specialty, according to the American Medical Group Association’s 2018 Compensation and Productivity Survey. Cardiothoracic surgeons pulled in a median of $734,299 last year, up from $690,000 the previous year and a 23.1 percent increase from 2015.

August 3, 2018

Compensation

Q&A: MedAxiom CEO explores key trends in cardiologist, cardiovascular surgeon compensation

Compensation jumps 6% for heart surgeons, hits all-time high for vascular surgeons

Cardiologist compensation still rising, especially in invasive and interventional cardiology

Medicare administrative contractors approve coverage of AI-enabled quantitative CT

Cath lab techs and nurses see new normal with post-COVID pay